Posted by Ken on 10/10/05 06:20

Bob wrote:
> On Sun, 9 Oct 2005 04:48:34 +0000 (UTC), "Novice"
> <NoSpyware@NoViruses.com> wrote:
>
>
>>I am new to converting movies and burning them to dvd.I want to know how I
>>can make video_ts.bup , video_ts.ifo , video_vob etc. files into one so that
>>then when I have a movie that is made up of two parts I am then able to just
>>have two menus on my dvd , so then when I put my dvd of which I burn into
>>my player its just the simple case of choosing either part 1 or 2 of the
>>movie I would want to watch instead of a bunch of small movie files to
>>choose from.Can you tell me of a program thats easy and simple to use so
>>that I am able to do this with.And if possible being able to put more than
>>one movie onto a dvd with a menu to pick what one you would like to watch.
>
>
> What you want to do is not simple if you do it properly. You need what
> is called "authoring" software.
>
> The easiest way to copy a DVD that exceeds the space on a single layer
> disc is to use DVD Shrink to compress and DVD Decrypter to burn. You
> can do an amazing amount of compression and still preserve acceptable
> resolution for conventional composite TVs. You can ever do a small
> amount of re-authoring, but you will lose your menus, so if you must
> preserve menus from the original, then you can't re-author.
>
> There are a bunch of re-authoring tools, and each has its following.
> None of them work worth a crap compared to professional tools, but
> then the individual can't afford professional tools. So you make do.
> The biggest problem is audio sync. Mpegs can lose sync in the
> authoring process. If the tools you use have a two-pass capability,
> then you have to use that to preserve audio sync, but two-pass takes a
> lot of time.
>
> Some people use Ulead MovieFactory 4 (MF4) but it can screw up the
> audio unless you export the clip with two-pass. Once you have the
> export on disk you can reuse it and not pay the penalty of having to
> rerender the clip.
>
> But the time to render is unacceptable for movie length clips. An hour
> of video can take 12-24 hours to render. That's why people who want to
> backup their DVDs use DVD Shrink, which takes at most 15-30 minutes
> per 2 hour video.
>
> Because of the incredible greed of the entertainment and media
> industry you need to consult the laws to make sure you are not
> violating any copyright restrictions.

Bob,

What do you mean by two-pass? I had the problem with MF4 and audio
sync, but it was solved by running a pass on the left of the second
screen with the fourth button lower left, "recover possible lost audio
and video data". Is that what you mean by two pass?

Thanks
KK

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